DETROIT – A group of concerned parents and community members in Detroit are speaking out to protect a federally funded program that has been instrumental in providing early childhood education and various family support services.
The Head Start, operated by Detroit nonprofit Focus: Hope, is overseen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and has helped hundreds of children and families in the area.
Earlier this year, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. assured that the Department of Health and Human Services would preserve the federal Head Start program. However, families connected to the Focus: Hope Head Start program said they are worried about the status of the nonprofit’s recent grant application, which has not yet been approved…